THE BRITISH WAR LOAN; Americans Obtain Half of the u10,000,000 Issue. They Subscribe for More Than the Whole Amount -- $2,750,000 in Gold to be Shipped To-day on the Oceanic.

LONDON, Aug. 7 -- In the House of Commons to-day, Benjamin Louis Cohen, Conservative, member for the East Division of Islington, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the reason for the early closing of subscriptions for exchequer bonds. In substances, the Chancellor of the Exchequer replied: View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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